TMNT #65 Preview & Discussion
 

Preview here.

Ok, let's count the references here:

1. Street Fighter V
2. Mario
3. PS4 controllers
4. NY Knicks Jersey
5. Akira Manga
6. Locke & Key
7. Godzilla comics
8. MLP comics
9. San Diego Zoo (when did they have time to go there?)
10. And the most meta thing on this page, the issue of TMNT it's taken from.

The rest of it I'm not sure about.

Aww, Leo's face says it all! He looks like he's about to say "This is gonna end in tears, I just know it"

Why do I get a feeling that's Slash watching Raph and Casey? Hopefully he won't be a problem... hopefully.

Plus loving Pepperoni, IDW's answer to Klunk and Ice Cream Kitty (though she's more Raph's pet than Mikey's this time round)

Looks like it'll be a fun issue. I love Santolouco's work.

It looked more like Koya to me.

Damn, THAT ART! Its beautiful. Everytime the artist changes I forgot how much I love his work.

I imagine the guests will be:

April (and maybe her parents?)
Casey
Angel
Woody
Harold/Libby (if they somehow convince him to come)
Slash (I think that's the guy in the shadows, if any of the Mutanimals show up it'll be him)

I also get the feeling Splinter will show up unexpectingly.

This should be just fun, nothing but straight-up wholesome fun. It'll make a nice break before plunging back into the Bishop/mutant conflict. :tgrin:

Yeah, Slash is on the cover of the next issue, so I guess the person in the shadows probably is him. Slash is close to Michelangelo too so it makes sense.

Lovin' the art, as always. This'll be a fun little "breather issue" to read. :)

Huh, now you mention it, I can see the resemblance. Been wondering where she and her "brother"-in-arms; Bludgeon, have been for a while.

They haven't shown up in awhile but I assumed they were working for the foot despite the leadership.

Slash is going to be featured in #67-#70 so it would make sense that the peering eyes belong to Slash.

Yes,Koya and Bludgeon are overdue but they are with Karai in Japan and will be featured to some extent in the next several months.

When did we find out they were with karai?

In issue #51, we see a brief flashback image of Karai/Koya/Bludgeon and Splinter says they went to Japan.

Karai hasn't appeared in over 15+ issues so its easy to forget where she and Koya/Bludgeon went. Apparently they're going to be in a Universe issue sometime next year.

I've been out of the loop for some time now, why exactly do the turtles not wear knee and elbow pads, or athletic tape or anything like that anymore?
All expect for Donnie, I don't even know what the hell he's wearing, ha!
At least Mikey doesn't have buck teeth anymore.

They probably got the San Diego Zoo cup from April's store. It was likely just lying around somewhere and they liked it.

Nice to know IDW exists in this world xD

Leo looks weirdly Asian in this issue

What happened to Rocksteady and Bebop?

After Bebop and Rocksteady Destroy Everything which chronology-wise fits in between TMNT#64 and TMNTU#4, they are in South America.

They're on a road trip headed back to New York.

How can he be "weirdly Asian" when he's freaking Japanese in this 'verse? :x You've got some serious issues. :tgrumble:

As for the issue itself I'm really surprised that Mikey's even inviting the Mutanimals considering the last time they were together it was...terrible to say the least. Maybe he invited the members he got along with like Mondo Gecko, Sally Pride, and Pigeon Pete and ignored everyone else (especially Old Hob).

I'd like to think the figure in the shadow is Slash, because I'll admit he's one of my favourite characters in the comic and I'm happy he's coming back again, but at the same time I'm wondering what he's doing back in New York already. Like I said before, a few months (in-story) seems to be a short time to find yourself. Well I suppose I'll be getting my answers soon since he will be an important figure in the upcoming arc along with the other Mutanimals.

Overall I'm excited for this issue; we need some positive moments after the immense amount of drama the turtles have encountered this year, and what they are going to experience in the next.

to be fair, there is no confirmation that the "turtle" is Asian. like his soul is "human" but his body isn't.

1. His past life was Japanese his current life isn't, hell by that logic Leo is technically human in this verse.

2. If that were the case then how come Leo is the only one who has Asian features, Donnie and Raph don't seem to have them and Mikey certainly doesn't have them.

3. So because I said Leo looked "weirdly asian" it means I need serious psychological help, f%^k off.

Anyone else notice a copy of this issue laying off to the left hand side when mike is standing on the table? I thought that was cool.

Yeah, was one of the first things I noticed. Cool little bit of metaphysical humor. :lol:

That makes the most sense, to me.

I can definitely see that


I have a feeling this party is going to get way out of hand

I knew the ending would be what it was. :tgrin: Happy to have been proven right.

And yay, Mutanimals!!! Just a sweet fun one-shot. Disappointed Scrooge remained a Scrooge, though.

Oh, and Woody was just a delight throughout the entire issue. :tlol:

"Um. Ew."

What a great issue! Loved the final scene, as well as the progression of the party itself! :)

Thanks for continuing the idea of spoilers for the first 24 hours, it will be several hours before I get to take a look at my copy. The only thing I want to know is does it progress the plot any towards round two with Agent Bishop and finding Alopex?

Alopex is not mentioned; Bishop is seen to still be hunting for the mutants.

We also get to see each of the four Turtles' bedrooms... that had to be so much fun to draw. :tgrin:

Well, to be honest I'm not sure spoiler tags are that needed for this issue. To answer your question:

yeah this really was an amazing issue!
that epilog was very powerful! started getting a bit difficult to read through the 'misty-eyes'. :lol:

This issue was just adorable in all senses of the word. Really put me into the Holiday spirit.

I found it very curious that a certain someone didn't show up with all the other mutants...